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Ephesians 1:4
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Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:
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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
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Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
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Verse Text
According asG2531 he hath chosenG1586 usG2248 inG1722 himG846 beforeG4253 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, that weG2248 should beG1511 holyG40 andG2532 without blameG299 beforeG2714 himG846 inG1722 loveG26:
καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους, καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ,
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
καθὼς |
kathōs | G2531 | ADV | According as |
ἐξελέξατο |
exelexato | G1586 | V-AMI-3S | he hath chosen |
ἡμᾶς |
hēmas | G2248 | P-1AP | us |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
αὐτῷ |
autō | G846 | P-DSM | him |
πρὸ |
pro | G4253 | PREP | before |
καταβολῆς |
katabolēs | G2602 | N-GSF | the foundation |
κόσμου, |
kosmou | G2889 | N-GSM | of the world |
εἶναι |
einai | G1511 | V-PAN | should be |
ἡμᾶς |
hēmas | G2248 | P-1AP | that we |
ἁγίους, |
hagious | G40 | A-APM | holy |
καὶ |
kai | G2532 | CONJ | and |
ἀμώμους |
amōmous | G299 | A-APM | without blame |
κατενώπιον |
katenōpion | G2714 | ADV | before |
αὐτοῦ |
autou | G846 | P-GSM | him |
ἐν |
en | G1722 | PREP | in |
ἀγάπῃ, |
agapē | G26 | N-DSF | love |
- G26 — ἀγάπη (agápē, ag-ah'-pay): love — from ἀγαπάω; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.
- G40 — ἅγιος (hágios, hag'-ee-os): set apart, holy, sacred — from (an awful thing) (compare ἁγνός, θάλπω); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):--(most) holy (one, thing), saint.
- G299 — ἄμωμος (ámōmos, am'-o-mos): blameless — from Α (as a negative particle) and μῶμος; unblemished (literally or figuratively):--without blame (blemish, fault, spot), faultless, unblamable.
- G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
- G1511 — εἶναι (eînai, i'-nahee): present infinitive from εἰμί; to exist:--am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
- G1586 — ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee): I choose, elect — middle voice from ἐκ and λέγω (in its primary sense); to select:--make choice, choose (out), chosen.
- G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
- G2248 — ἡμᾶς (hēmâs, hay-mas'): accusative case plural of ἐγώ; us:--our, us, we.
- G2531 — καθώς (kathṓs, kath-oce'): just as, as — from κατά and ὡς; just (or inasmuch) as, that:--according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
- G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
- G2602 — καταβολή (katabolḗ, kat-ab-ol-ay'): a foundation, depositing, sowing — from καταβάλλω; a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception:--conceive, foundation.
- G2714 — κατενώπιον (katenṓpion, kat-en-o'-pee-on): before the face of — from κατά and ἐνώπιον; directly in front of:--before (the presence of), in the sight of.
- G2889 — κόσμος (kósmos, kos'-mos): the world, universe — probably from the base of κομίζω; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):--adorning, world.
- G4253 — πρό (pró, pro): before — a primary preposition; "fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to:--above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- as — Deuteronomy 7:6-7, Psalms 135:4, Isaiah 41:8-9, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 65:8-10, Matthew 11:25-26, Matthew 24:22, Matthew 24:24, Matthew 24:31, John 10:16, Acts 13:48, Acts 18:10, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:30, Romans 8:33, Romans 9:23-24, Romans 11:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, 2 Timothy 2:10, Titus 1:1-2, James 2:5, 1 Peter 1:2, 1 Peter 2:9
- before — Matthew 25:34, John 17:24, Acts 15:18, 1 Peter 1:20, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8
- love — Galatians 5:6, Galatians 5:13, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 3:17, Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:15-16, Ephesians 5:2, Colossians 2:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 1 John 4:16
- that — Luke 1:74-75, John 15:16, Romans 8:28-29, Ephesians 2:10, Colossians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 2 Timothy 1:9, 2 Timothy 2:19, Titus 2:11-12, 2 Peter 1:5-10
- without — 1 Corinthians 1:8, Ephesians 5:27, Colossians 1:22, 2 Peter 3:14
Reciprocal references (29): Leviticus 20:7, Numbers 15:40, Numbers 16:7, Psalms 33:12, Psalms 65:4, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 106:5, Psalms 110:3, Psalms 115:15, Isaiah 4:3, Isaiah 44:2, Jeremiah 2:3, Zechariah 1:17, John 15:19, John 17:6, Romans 8:39, Romans 9:11, Romans 11:7, Romans 16:13, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 3:9, Ephesians 3:11, Colossians 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Hebrews 4:3, 1 Peter 2:6, 2 John 1:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ELECTION, PEOPLE, GOD'S, PREDESTINATION
- Torrey’s: BLESSED, THE, HOLINESS
- Nave’s: ATONEMENT, ELECTION, GOD, HOLINESS, PREDESTINATION, RIGHTEOUS, SALVATION, SANCTIFICATION
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